Reading & Drinking
A well crafted story is surprising and intimate, built with intent and great care to stir within you something long buried or hidden away. And, it turns out, a great cocktail will do the same. Every Friday, just in time for Happy Hour and the weekend, you can find a new cocktail post here exploring the urgent matter of reading and drinking. Expect each post to take a brief but intense look at a crafted narrative—whether it be fiction or non-fiction, graphic novel or movie or television series—and pair it with a unique cocktail, suitable and silent, as a companion along your journey. Please, leave a comment if you have one, and questions, too.
I look forward to reading and drinking with you.
“Shit Face”: Everyone Out of the Pool
“Shit Face” by Amy Lynne McKenzie, and published online at The Kenyon Review, is a maximalist dervish hellbent on whirling you towards it’s clever emotional twist and what remains after the dust settles is a story that gobsmacks and wounds, leaving you blindsided by the unexpected but well-earned turn of events. Devil’s Night is a Daiquiri of sorts that uses a compound syrup made from Daily’s Strawberry Daiquiri, and a Habanero Tincture brings some sweet heat to mix